
Walking through the gates of autumn.
Together with a tiny little spider.
And today, there´s officially a full-blown Autumn song playing out there in nature.
Gorgeous and sunny, on a Sunday =). Wind free, except for the tiniest of breeze that you can almost not see or feel as it slowly makes it way through the crown of leaves that towers above.
But it is, none the less, Autumn.
The colors of the trees reveal it. The pale blue September moon that hangs high up in the middle of the day is another telltale.
As is the gentle light of the much lower sun. The way it paints our world, the trees, and leaves, the people, and critters. The light is soft and gentle and incredibly beautiful as it prepares for winters coming lullaby.
And right there, beneath this gorgeous picture of Autumns light, this spider looked up at me, and it too spoke of autumn and the cycle of life.
And isn't it yet another marvel to behold. All by its lonesome self.
2050AD, the ugliness of humanity.
[ Oceans run the risk of having more total weight of plastic than fish.]

As such, I am reminded, as so many times before, that the very finest things we have in life, they are all the doings of nature and the brushstrokes of life.
Every moment and changing occurrence, everything living, all the best parts of life are all designed by nature and neither are static, and unmovable because life itself is perpetually evolving and grand in the smallest of details.
And while man-made things can hold incredible value and beauty too, the things we do and design still pale in comparison to the impeccable progression and craftsmanship of mother nature. Not to mention how many humans lack the will and foresight to make the simple, cognitive choice to evolve and grow.
And that failure of so many to take delight in life´s ever-changing road and very essence, that gorgeous transforming change towards something, is perhaps mankind's greatest failure, not because of a single individuals refusal to accept the daily change, and beauty that every aspect of life is choke full of, but because the weight of the many which, like Trump, is refusing to grow and evolve is placing an incredible burden on this planet and every other living being. From ants to the giants of mankind and everything in between.
We all suffer tremendously much due to the foolishness of a tiny few that stubbornly persist in a frozen state that life left behind eons ago.
But in every day and moment, mother nature tries her best to remind us of that incredible gift and beauty that lies in nature's gradual progress. Inside the very nature of life itself, she beckons us to see her ephemeral beauty and to make the conscious choice of living that healthy ever-evolving life to its fullest, for ourselves, and everybody else.
And, as such, the spider and me, we walk through the gates of autumn.
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As long as we still have a natural world, I´ll be out there, grinding it out in the gym, lifting heavy weights in a properly scientific way. Training myself and others. Eating healthy vegetarian food and enjoying nature and wildlife, while I marvel at the beauty of Scandinavia and "höga kusten" right here in Sweden as I produce gorgeous Nordic fine art products, complete with our ancient Viking soul and Scandinavian natures uniquely calm and quiet wild charm. Viewing the world, while I am living a healthy fit life, enjoying it, loving it, writing and telling, showing and educating.
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